At Straits of Malacca the many Asian influences of Maylasian food combine with Western flair. Above, lamb shank over rice and vegetables.

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In multi-cultural Malaysia, the Indians eat with all five fingers of one hand, while Malays use only three. The Chinese sometimes use chopsticks. The British introduced the now-common practice of eating rice dishes by pushing rice onto a spoon with a fork.

In a country with this many ways of getting food to your mouth, imagine how varied the food itself is. You can figure this out for yourself at Straits of Malacca, a new restaurant in Mason owned by twin brothers Paul and Alvin Liew (who are also the source of my information about Malaysian eating styles).